The Ducks signed Lasch to a two-year/two-way contract in the off-season after he led the Finnish SM-liiga in scoring but only scored twice and added three assists in 19 AHL games with Norfolk. He should finish out the season in Sweden. Tue, Jan 29, 2013 06:26:00 AM

According to sources, the Anaheim Ducks have signed forward Ryan Lasch to a two-year, two-way contract.

The transaction was first reported by Capgeek.com on their Twitter page. The deal will apparently pay him $600,000 and $650,000 in 2012-13 and 2013-14, respectively, if he is in the NHL and he will get $200,000 and $105,000 if he plays in the minors. He represented Team USA, alongside Anaheim's Bobby Ryan, Cam Fowler and Kyle Palmieri, at the recent IIHF World Championships and skated in 59 games with the Finnish Elite League's Pelicans this past season, where he recorded 24 goals and 62 points. Thu, May 31, 2012 04:47:00 PM

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According to Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman, Toronto coach Mike Babcock will go or already has visited with Auston Matthews to mend whatever issues may have surfaced following the Leafs' elimination from the playoffs.

"The expectation is the two of them are going to talk — or have talked — this weekend as they try to air things out and fix things between them," Friedman said during Saturday's Hockey Night In Canada broadcast. Matthews struggled in the playoffs and Babcock wants to make sure they are on the same page going into next season. The Leafs center denied there was a rift following Toronto's first-round playoff exit.

Bozak has spent his entire career (594 regular-season games) with the Maple Leafs. He posted 11 goals and 43 points in 81 contests in 2017-18. With Toronto looking to lock up their young guns this summer, it's possible that Bozak could be playing somewhere else for the first time next year.

Tomas Plekanec scored a goal and picked up an assist in Monday's 3-1 Game 6 win over the Boston Bruins.

Plekanec continued his defensive dominance over Boston's top line and he contributed with an assist on Mitch Marner's game-winner and added the empty net goal that iced the game. Plekanec's addition at the deadline flew under the radar but he has proven to be well worth the second round pick and B-list prospects the Leafs paid for the veteran center from Montreal. William Nylander also scored in the win. Game 7 is scheduled for Wednesday night.

Dominic Moore will be a healthy scratch in Game 6 against Boston on Monday night.

The 37-year-old was in the lineup for Games 3 and 4 of this first-round series, but he's been a healthy scratch in the other contests. Moore has no points and a minus-1 rating in those two postseason games. Josh Leivo, Matt Martin and Connor Carrick will also watch the game from the press box.

Patrick Marleau scored a pair of goals in Wednesday's 7-4 loss to the Boston Bruins in Game 7.

Marleau's first-period goals gave the Maple Leafs 1-0 and 2-1 leads at the time, but they still found themselves down 3-2 heading into the first intermission. Toronto used a big two-goal second period (Travis Dermott and Kasperi Kapanen) to jump ahead 4-3 heading into the third. Unfortunately for the Leafs, they fell apart in the third frame and allowed the Bruins to score four straight. Marleau finished the game with a minus-1 rating, two shots on goal and four hits in 18:35 of ice time. The 38-year-old had four goals and one assist in seven games during the series. The Maple Leafs have now been bounced in the first round for the second year in a row.

Zach Hyman scored the only goal for the Toronto Maple Leafs in their Game 1 loss to the Boston Bruins.

Hyman showed some nice speed and hustle to beat David Krejci to the loose puck before putting a move on Tuukka Rask to tie the game at one with just over three minutes left in the first period. Unfortunately for the Maple Leafs, they couldn't muster up much of anything else offensively. The Leafs will need to get their top lines going for Game 2 and could be without Nazem Kadri who will likely be facing a suspension after hitting Tommy Wingels from behind during the final period. Connor Brown and Morgan Rielly got the assists on Toronto's only goal.

Kapanen could have reported to the Toronto Marlies for the AHL playoffs, but the worlds makes more sense as he'll be facing a higher level of competition. He had seven goals and nine points in 38 regular season games with the Maple Leafs in 2017-18.

Josh Leivo will be a healthy scratch in Wednesday's game against the Florida Panthers.

Leivo has one goal and three assists in 16 games this season. This is the 10th time in 12 games that he'll serve as a healthy scratch. Matt Martin, Dominic Moore and Connor Carrick will also watch the game from the press box.

Matt Martin will be a healthy scratch in Game 3 against the Boston Bruins on Monday night.

Martin has been scratched in 14 of Toronto's last 15 games dating back to the regular season. He had three goals and 12 points in 50 games this season. The Leafs are making one change to their lineup, as Leo Komarov (lower body) will sit. He'll be replaced by Dominic Moore. Josh Leivo and Connor Carrick will also watch the game from the press box.

Joffrey Lupul has failed his second physical and can be placed on long-term injured reserve.

The NHL confirmed the initial diagnosis after Lupul failed his team physical before training camp. Toronto will place Lupul ($5.25 million) and Nathan Horton ($5.3 million) on LTIR once the season starts for some cap relief. Lupul hasn't played for the Leafs since February 2016.

William Nylander is a key restricted free agent for Toronto this off-season.

Nylander finished his entry-level contract in 2017-18 with a second straight 61-point season. He is just 21-years-old and he's loaded with talent, so it will be interesting to see what kind of contract he gets. Nylander may want a shorter term contract to try to prove himself, while the Leafs may seek something longer term.

Marner had an assist on a goal by Patrick Marleau in Game 7, but the Leafs were eliminated by Boston. He accounted for two goals and seven helpers during that span. Marner, who led the team in postseason scoring, was Toronto's most dangerous player in the attacking zone for the entire series.

Komarov is eligible for unrestricted free agency in July. He only played in two of Toronto's seven playoff games and suited up in 74 matches during the regular season. Komarov earned 19 points in the final campaign of his four-year, $11.8 million contract.

Nathan Horton has been left off Toronto's training camp roster after failing his physical, he is also not with the team.

Horton, who suffers from a degenerative back condition that has prevented him from playing since the 2013-14 season, is expected to be placed on long-term injury reserve once the regular season begins. The move will relieve $5.3M of cap space, which will be useful for the Maple Leafs as they're currently just $385K below the ceiling.

The 37-year-old logged a game-high 26:06 of ice time in Game 5 on Saturday in Toronto's 4-3 win over Boston. That included over eight minutes of shorthanded action. "Age has nothing to do with it," said coach Mike Babcock. "Are you physically fit enough? Who would you want out there instead? To me, he's that good so he's going out there."

Connor Carrick will be a healthy scratch in Game 4 against the Boston Bruins on Thursday night.

Carrick hasn't played in any of the games in this series so far. The 24-year-old had four goals and 12 points in 47 games during the regular season. Matt Martin and Josh Leivo will also watch the game from the press box.

Roman Polak will be a healthy scratch in Tuesday's game against the Florida Panthers.

The 31-year-old has been splitting playing duties with Connor Carrick, who will slide back into the lineup tonight. Polak has two goals and nine points in 40 games this season. Matt Martin and Josh Leivo will also watch the game from the press box.

Frederik Andersen was named the top goaltender at the 2018 World Championship.

Andersen posted a 1.65 goals-against average and .944 save percentage in six appearances for Denmark. Denmark was the host of the tournament, but the team failed to get to the knockout round despite Andersen's strong play.

Both of Buffalo's goals were scored on the power play, but the Maple Leafs never trailed in this game. McElhinney has now won four of his last five decisions. He has an 11-5-1 record with a 2.14 goals-against-average and a .934 save percentage this season. This may have been his final start of the regular season.